What We Do

Manage Elections for Public Offices

The main job of the NEC and the four-tiered structure of election commissions is to manage presidential elections, National Assembly elections and elections for local council members and heads of the local governments as prescribed in the Public Official Election Act.

Manage Election Affairs

Election management includes registering preliminary candidates during a certain period before an election, making and overseeing an electoral register, registering candidates, overseeing election campaigning as well as managing the voting and counting to finally determine elected candidates.

Prevent and Punish Election Law Violations

The election commissions work together to strictly oversee and control any activities that damage fairness in elections as well as to take preventive action against election law violations to ensure an equal opportunity for political parties and candidates and to hold elections in a fair way.

Election Surveillance Units: The election commissions operate Election Surveillance Units comprising of election malpractice monitoring groups, volunteers and personnel who report election law violations and arrange joint Election Surveillance Units in each metropolitan area or city to ensure a smooth election process. In addition, Cyber Election Units are operated to monitor and control any election law violations that may occur online.

Orders and Warnings to Cease and Correct Election Law Violations: Election commissions may issue suspensions, warnings, or correction orders against election law violations or impose fines on violators. If a suspect disobeys orders or does not stop their behavior, the election commission may bring a formal charge or request an investigation against those violations.

Manage Campaign Spending

Set Limits on Campaign Spending: Election campaign spending limits are determined according to each election and announced by the relevant election commission. The election commissions also provide guidance on income and expenditure of election-related funds to political parties and candidates.

Investigate into the Incomes and Expenses of Election-related Funds: Election commissions verify and investigate information on the income and expenditure of election-related funds reported by parties and candidates. If there is a violation, such as providing false information, the relevant election commission may bring a formal charge or request an investigation against those violations.

Manage Entrusted Elections

The NEC and other election commission manage elections for the head of the agricultural, fisheries, livestock and forestry cooperatives and the president of national universities according to the Election Commission Act and other relevant laws and regulations in order to ensure fair elections. The process of those entrusted elections is similar in nature to that of the elections for public offices. The election commissions also take applications from other organizations who require support in holding an election.

Manage Election Affairs within Political Parties

The election commission also manages affairs relating to intra-party competitions to nominate candidates for election for public office if a political party entrusts the relevant election to the NEC of local commissions.